Options for backing up photos at WDW?

[mikegood2]

For those interested, here's my review of the iPad Camera connector kit:

Pros:
Easy to use - basically plug and play
Fast (see times below)
Can copy over all your files or just click on the ones you want
Can delete files off you camera from the iPad if needed
Reads and displays photos in RAW and jpeg formats
Video also imports and is viewable on the iPad
Small - easy to throw in a bag or your pocket
Works with my dSLR and point and shoot

Cons:
Far to easy to delete photos from your SD card or camera
Delete All and Import All buttons are right next to each other
NO POPUP MESSAGE TO CONFIRMING THAT YOU WANT TO DELETE PHOTOS FROM THE CARD
Files don't show name or photo setting details
Small - could get lost


Importing times (from the time I plugged the card in to finishing copying over)

USB Camera Kit - Connected to my dSLR with CF card
RAW/jpeg photos (100) - 734mb - 4 and 1/2 minutes
50 RAW files - 580mb - just under 4 minutes
50 jpeg photos - 154mb - 2 minutes

SD Card Reader - SD card from my point and shoot camera
38 movies / 11 photos - 1.5GB - just under 4 minutes


If I were rating this product on just the speed and ease of use, I would probably give it 4-1/2 or 5 stars, but because of a few things Apple left out I have to lower the rating. All Apple would need to do is add a additional warning message to make sure you wanted to delete your photos, or even added preferences in the setting menu. The interface / implementation of the card are the only things holding the kit back from being an incredible product. Because of these issues I would probably give it a 3-1/2 star rating.

As long as you are careful, and make sure you do not click on the delete button, I would definitely recommend the iPad Camera connector kit

 

[JDBB]

For those interested, here's my review of the iPad Camera connector kit:

Pros:
Easy to use - basically plug and play
Fast (see times below)
Can copy over all your files or just click on the ones you want
Can delete files off you camera from the iPad if needed
Reads and displays photos in RAW and jpeg formats
Video also imports and is viewable on the iPad
Small - easy to throw in a bag or your pocket
Works with my dSLR and point and shoot

Cons:
Far to easy to delete photos from your SD card or camera
Delete All and Import All buttons are right next to each other
NO POPUP MESSAGE TO CONFIRMING THAT YOU WANT TO DELETE PHOTOS FROM THE CARD
Files don't show name or photo setting details
Small - could get lost


Importing times (from the time I plugged the card in to finishing copying over)

USB Camera Kit - Connected to my dSLR with CF card
RAW/jpeg photos (100) - 734mb - 4 and 1/2 minutes
50 RAW files - 580mb - just under 4 minutes
50 jpeg photos - 154mb - 2 minutes

SD Card Reader - SD card from my point and shoot camera
38 movies / 11 photos - 1.5GB - just under 4 minutes


If I were rating this product on just the speed and ease of use, I would probably give it 4-1/2 or 5 stars, but because of a few things Apple left out I have to lower the rating. All Apple would need to do is add a additional warning message to make sure you wanted to delete your photos, or even added preferences in the setting menu. The interface / implementation of the card are the only things holding the kit back from being an incredible product. Because of these issues I would probably give it a 3-1/2 star rating.

As long as you are careful, and make sure you do not click on the delete button, I would definitely recommend the iPad Camera connector kit

Awesome job, I just bought one of these myself, waiting for it in the mail. Only other complaint I have heard so far is that the USB connector doesn't allow for some cameras due to lack of power from the ipad. Seems like a moot point since they give you an SD card reader as well.

I'm looking forward to Disney with no laptop, only a couple iphones and an ipad. The camera connection kit gives me a depository for my photos and a way to upload them to the web mid-trip. Thanks for the info!

 

[Experiment_626]

While there are some nifty gadgets mentioned in this thread -- some of which I'd love to have for various reasons -- it illustrates just one more reason why I'm glad I live close enough to WDW to drive there rather than fly. If I can find room for something in our CR-V, I can take it with me. Now that my job furnishes a MacBook for me, I use that to copy my images each night to the computer's internal hard drive, a high-capacity flash drive, and an external hard drive.

I remember the "old days," when I didn't have a laptop and had to copy my images to an iPod to have any sort of back-up at all -- and to continue to shoot after the first couple of days! Of course, back then I only had a couple of 4GB memory cards and was shooting with a D80. If I tried to do that now, the iPod battery would die before I could transfer all the photos on one of the 16GB cards I use with my D300; it barely made it through one of the 4GB cards on a charge as it was!

Of course, I'd love to have an iPad, regardless ...

Scott

 

[mikegood2]

Glad to see that this thread has been found again. I was just thinking about posting an update to it last week.

At work, our PC laptop (only used to view website design on a PC) just died, so we are looking at getting a netbook. If that is the case, my boss told me that I could bring it with me for my vacation. If that is the case I'll bring it and a external hard drive to back up my photos/videos. Hopefully it is small and light enough to bring in my personal/carry-on bag. It will also save $50-$100, if I don't have to rent a computer and don't need to buy as many extra SD cards.

 

[mikegood2]

Awesome job, I just bought one of these myself, waiting for it in the mail.

I'm looking forward to Disney with no laptop, only a couple iphones and an ipad. The camera connection kit gives me a depository for my photos and a way to upload them to the web mid-trip. Thanks for the info!

Glad you found my review of the iPad Camera connector kit useful. Have only used it once or twice since posting my review but my opinion is still about the same. With 2 or 3 changes it could be such a wonderful product.

I still need to do a little bit of research to find which photo adjustment app I want to get. The cost is not an issue, most are $2 or $3 dollars, I just don't want to end up with too many apps and have to choose between them. If you think you are going to use the adapters a lot you might want to look at getting Photosmith, which allows you to organize, separate add keywords, etc. to your photos as well as working with Lightroom. Drawbacks are the cost ($18) and has no adjustment options. If it had adjustment options and I thought I would work on photos more on my iPad I would have bought it.

While there are some nifty gadgets mentioned in this thread -- some of which I'd love to have for various reasons -- it illustrates just one more reason why I'm glad I live close enough to WDW to drive there rather than fly. If I can find room for something in our CR-V, I can take it with me. Now that my job furnishes a MacBook for me, I use that to copy my images each night to the computer's internal hard drive, a high-capacity flash drive, and an external hard drive.

Scott

You should definitely appreciate living near WDW, I'm sure it does give you more options. Not having easy access to a computer or laptop can be a real pain and it also helps you appreciate how nice it is when you do.

Having access to a netbook will be nice though. Small enough to carry with me, but not powerful enough to tempt me to spend time adjusting photos. I want to spend my time enjoying my vacation, and the iPad will give me enough ability to make a few adjustment for sending photos to family. My OLD 12" macbook would have been a nice option if it had USB2 on it or if I could find an affordable firewire portable hard drive and SD card reader.